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 Why can't we all get along, at least religiously? (8)

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Why can't we all get along, at least religiously?

I'm currently in a World Religions class, and there's one thing I simply don't understand.  Why do so many religions refuse to recognize any validity in other religions?  Why can't the different faiths say "Hey, we have these beliefs, we trust in this God, we have these rituals.  You have yours, and they are different, and that's fine."  Why is it so impossible to believe that there's an Abrahamic God, and Vishnu, and Gaia, and Zeus, and whomever else?  Why can't people just acknowledge that the different religions have different beliefs, and still share the same beliefs, and that each religion is a good fit for the people who believe in it, and that's fine?  Why is it so important to say "My god is real, and yours isn't, na na na na na na!"  I've read the Vedas (although the Hindus have kind of already gotten the hang of this, at least most of them), the Old Testament, the New Testament, a translation of the Qu'ran, and each book says that believers should only fight others when they themselves are being attacked, and that a nonbeliever who lives a good life is better than a believer who lives a bad life, so the books, the core of the religion isn't at fault.  Why do people insist on finding reasons to put each other down and hate each other? 

I'd really like to hear on different religious (and nonreligious) perspectives on this. 

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Some religions don't want you to get alone with other religions they call the other religions sacrilege and blasphemy and they want you to destroy them. I'm sure glad atheism doesn't want anything destroyed.

It is i want to please my god syndrome,as most want to be a celebrity in heaven

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Well dude some religions only call for their God or gods. So adding more would ruin the credibility of the religion.

Easy people don't know how to talk to no one.

Because my religion is better than your. I'm a cavalrist. ;)

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I don't get it either. I know Christian's who have literally started crying because they met people who have different religious beliefs than them. Of course, that is extremely weird and not all Christians are like that but I do see somewhat similar reactions from Christian missionaries who have traveled abroad. They have been told that people who don't believe in their God won't get into heaven, and when they form some sort of bond with people of different faiths, they feel sorry for them. It's ridiculous. That's like if I were to bet money on a team to win a game and then felt sorry for everyone who chose the opposing team before the game even started. If you're going to live your entire life according to a theory, then you're going to have to accept that not everyone has the same beliefs.

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The only ones that do that are closed minded people or "die-hard" religious people. We can't get along religiously because religion is a very strong believe system. People are too caught up in thinking that they're right that they don't think that they may be wrong, because that's blasphemous in most religions. The world would be an immensely better place if we had less of "You're wrong and I'm right" and "I respect your wrong decision", and more of "I acknowledge that either of us could be right or wrong."

I'm Christian. Ii don't like to judge people in other religions. I try hard not to. Ive only run into this problem once. Most people I'm surrounded by are Christian. I can tell not many on this site are christian though. But that doesn't bother me.I wish for all religions to get along. Including agnostic